Credits
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO
AS WITH EVERYTHING WE CREATE IN THIS ENDLESSLY INVENTIVE CULTURAL MOVEMENT, THE DISPATCH IS VERY MUCH A COMMUNAL EFFORT. TO EVERYONE WHO GIFTS THEIR WILD IDEAS, THEIR TIME, THEIR HARD WORK AND IMAGINATION ON PROJECTS AND ACTS OF CREATIVITY — WE APPRECIATE YOU. SPECIFICALLY — A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE PHOTOGRAPHERS, THE VIDEOGRAPHERS, DOCUMENTARIANS AND COMMUNICATIONS FOLKS WHO CONTRIBUTED THEIR ENERGY AND TALENT TO CREATING THIS FOLIO.
FRONT & BACK COVER OF DISPATCH
Composite image: “Odyssey” by Clayton Blake Art (Photo by Mark Nixon) // “Sky Whale” by Blake Marcus, Chris Welch, and Seven (Photo by Jamen Percy) // “Spiruvious” by BoKo Fine Art at Dawn (Photo by Jamen Percy)
INSIDE COVER
Larry Harvey, 2007 (Photo by Jonathan Clark) // The Man, 2023 (Photo by Duncan Rawlinson)
MARIAN’S LETTER
“Black Rock Station” by Wes Modes and the Black Rock Transportation Company (Photos by Amber Skelley, Mattias Löw, Doe Flynn / Wes Modes)
AN ENGINE FOR CHANGING THE WORLD
Chad Sasko the astronaut unicyclist (Photo by Jane Hu) // “Awaken Thee” by Darrell Ansted, 2023 (Photo by Mark Fromson) // Neon, the Leopard-Mankini-wearing bunny, at Billion Bunny march (Photo by Jamen Percy)
ART IN THE WORLD
“Quetzalcóatl Reborn” by Crescent Art Collective: Lisa Regan & Ley Brashka (Photo by Mark Hammon) // “Ursa Minor” by Jen Lewin, 2022 (Photo by Adam Pulicicchio) // “Over Ruled” by Cody Smith & Looking Up Arts in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, 2023 (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy for The Standard) // “Curious” by Mr & Mrs Ferguson, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Google Visitor Experience) // “Jibaro Soy” by Mark Rivera (Photo by Scott London) // “Conversation with a Squad” by Alexia DeFluff and Les Flans Cocos (Photo by Ranny Viquez)
REGIONAL NETWORK
Serrinha Regional Event, Brazil, 2023 (Photo by David Da) // AfrikaBurn effigy, 2023 (Photo by Christo Giliomee) // Serrinha Effigy, Brazil, 2023 (Photo by David Da) // Frostburn effigy, 2023 (Photo by Courtney Sullivan aka Mama Goat) // AfrikaBurn’s Outreach program (Photo by Lauren Groenewald)
BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS
Corpus Christi Beach Cleanup (Courtesy of BWB Corpus Christi) // Haba build (Photo by Jayme Braun)
NORTHERN NEVADA
Scarab & Unicorn solar systems (Photo by Christopher Breedlove) // Burning Man Project’s Gerlach office (Photo by Kate Beale) // Welcome to Gerlach sign (Photo by Ranny Viquez) // (Photo by Kyle Kesterson)
FLY RANCH
(Photos by Just Joe, Christopher Breedlove)
STORYTELLING
(Photos and Logo courtesy of AfrikaBurn and Roxane Jessi)
LEARNING
(Photo by Craig Lindahl)
THE CITY WAS A-GLOW
“Temple of the Heart” by Ela Madej and Reed Finlay, 2023 (Photo by Gurps Chawla) // “The Hive” by Tim Bremner, 2023 (Photo by Mark Fromson) // Burner with long veil (Photo by Mattias Löw)
24 HOURS AT ANIMALIA
Couple hugging at sunrise (Photo by Michael H Whitten) // Eric Dossantos (Photo by Jamen Percy) // Temple of Love Builder: Ela Madej (Photo by Eleanor Preger) // DPW Mutant Vehicle (Photo by Jane Hu) // Lamplighters (Photo by Mark Mennie) // Black Rock Cityscape at dusk (Photo by Mark Fromson)
ARTIST’ GRIT AND DEDICATION
“Exquisite Animalus” by KJ Boheme, 2023 (Photo by Tad Philipp) // “Axolotl: A Spirit Guide” by Riikc (Photo by Jamen Percy) // “Wings of Glory by Adrian Landon, 2023 (Photo by Michael H Whitten) // “Burden of the Beast” by Walker Babington, 2023 (Photo by Ales Prikryl) // “Yuluka” by Santiago Caro, Camilo Quimbayo and the Yuluka Crew (Photo by Mattias Löw) // “Zhina” by Morteza Ansari & Konoon Studio (Photo by Morteza Ansari) // Bunnie and “The Sky Rabbit’s House” mutant vehicle (Photo by Duncan Rawlinson) // “Mutopia” by Flaming Lotus Girls (Photo by EspressoBuzz) // Lady Temple Builders (Photo by Eleanor Preger) // “The Solar Library” by the Solarians (Photo by Duncan Rawlinson) // “Tip of the Iceberg” by Melissa “Syn” Barron (Photo by Jamen Percy) // Artist Melissa “Syn” Barron (Photo by Eleanor Preger)
JOY AND RESILIENCE IN THE RAIN
“The Hive” by Tim Bremner, 2023 (Photo by Scott London) // Mud (Photos by Estelle Carlier, Mike Whitten) // “Mona” by Miao He, 2023 (Photo by Maciej Gryko) // Black Rock lake (Photo by Jamen Percy)
RITUALS RESUME
Burn night fireworks (Photo by Jamen Percy) // Temple burn (Photo by George Post) // “Chapel of Babel” by Michael Garlington, 2023, & Garlington looks on (Photos by Danee Hazama)
SUSTAINABILITY
Unicorns powering “Temple of the Heart” and Center Camp (Photos by Scott Williams) // Kat Nadel compost trailer (Photo courtesy of IDEATE) // RAT (Photo by Scott Williams) // BLAST (Photo by Scott Williams)
R.I.D.E.
BIPOC Beats Collective interview at BMIR (Photo by kaviardragon) // “Farmer the Rigger” by Zulu Heru & the Burger Boyz, 2023 (Photo by George Krieger) // Go Go Turtle Power (Photo by Amber Skelley) // “PādaPagoda” by Dawn Jian and the PādaP’goda Collective, 2023 (Photo by Gurps Chawla) // “The Spirit of the Healing Siren” by Turburam Sandagdor, 2023 (Photo by Juan P. Zapata)
YASMINE & HIND
Yasmine (Photo Courtesy of Yasmine Elbaggari) // Hind (Photo Courtesy of Hind Baghdadi) // “Moroccan ParTea” by Hind Baghdadi, 2023 (Photo by Jane Hu)
BY THE NUMBERS
City Gigapan (Photo by Jamen Percy) // Firemingos (Photo by Keiki-Lani Knudsen) // “1000 Hands” by Nicholas DeBruyne & Maria Gotay with Wevolve Labs & Art Island at Sunrise, 2023 (Photo by Stephane Lanoux) // Mutant vehicle registration queue (Photo by Jamen Percy) // Alina Lindsay volunteering at Recycle Camp, 2023 (Photo by Diego Razera) // Art Support Services Meeting (Photo by Mark Mennie) // Art placement map (Photo by Jamen Percy) // the V-spot (Photo by Kate Beale) // Placement (Photo by Jane Hu)
GRATITUDE
Couple holding hands (Photo by Mark Mennie)
10 PRINCIPLES/PROGRAMS
Double Rainbow and the Temple (Photo by Duncan Rawlinson)
2023 Dispatch design by Tanner Boeger, words by Kirsten Weisenburger
